Lynq

Lynq (Lynq Networks; formerly Lynq Technologies, Inc.) develops wireless networking technology that connects people, devices and vehicles over long distances without base stations, gateways or other fixed infrastructure. Its core proposition is to fill the gap between short-range consumer radios such as Bluetooth and infrastructure-dependent wide-area networks such as cellular/5G, which the company characterizes as too limited in range or too costly and complex to scale for enterprise device fleets.

The current product line is the Raven family, an embeddable, infrastructure-free network technology supporting point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and mesh topologies, self-forming and self-healing operation, rapid network formation, AES-256 encryption, low size/weight/power (radio modules described as penny-sized), and a physical-layer-agnostic architecture. RavenConnect LR and SLR address long-range and super-long-range data; RavenTalk HQ and SLR address high-quality and super-long-range voice, positioned by the company as the only voice solution for DECT NR+. For OEMs, Lynq supplies a device-to-cloud platform spanning OSI layers 2–6, hardware reference designs or turnkey DECT NR+ radio modules delivered with an SDK, and RavenView, a management console for device provisioning, network monitoring, fleet management and software updates.

Earlier, as Lynq Technologies, the company built a consumer/professional "people compass" device offering peer-to-peer, real-time location of people and groups up to five miles under open sky, independent of phones, cellular networks, Wi-Fi or maps, and capable of supporting up to 40,000 units in an area without interference. The device was sold through lynqme.com following a crowdfunding campaign and beta deployments.

Business model

Lynq licenses and supplies its wireless stack to OEMs as an embeddable platform, delivered via SDK together with hardware reference designs or turnkey DECT NR+ radio modules, plus the RavenView management platform for device provisioning, network monitoring, fleet management and updates. In its earlier device phase the company described a B2B2C licensing and rental model alongside direct consumer and government sales of its own hardware.

Hardware and embedded-technology sales/licensing to OEMs and end users; earlier materials cite a B2B2C licensing model with a stated lifetime value of $1,600 per unit, plus consumer and government channels. The company positions its infrastructure-free approach against cellular alternatives that carry recurring connection fees.

Traction

The website states the technology is proven in mission-critical environments and used by global equipment leaders, with soldiers recently making up the largest share of product deployments. Earlier milestones included a $1.7 million Indiegogo campaign, commercial availability of the people compass, betas at Telluride and other ski resorts, Universal Studios, CID Entertainment at Coachella and the Crimson Viper government R&D program with an early net promoter score above 60, and a U.S. Pacific Command report following a U.S.–Thai exercise finding Lynq reduced the time spent locating wounded and unconscious soldiers by 61%, after which the U.S. Army and Air Force purchased the device for potential mission use.

Latest developments

The company's current positioning centers on the Lynq Raven product family — RavenConnect LR/SLR for data, RavenTalk HQ/SLR for voice, and RavenView for management — with a device-to-cloud OEM platform including DECT NR+ radio modules, and messaging around voice connectivity for AI-driven field applications such as real-time task coordination, safety monitoring and live translation.